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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/sc-dc-0225-saudi-arrest-web-20110224,0,2336153.story
Saudi Student in Texas Arrested for Plotting Terror Attacks
(Los Angeles Times) Richard A. Serrano - The FBI has arrested a Saudi citizen attending college near Lubbock, Texas, on charges of attempting to build and use a weapon of mass destruction after he purchased chemicals and bomb components and began researching U.S. targets, authorities announced Thursday. Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari kept a detailed journal outlining his plot for a string of attacks. The targets included a dozen hydroelectric and reservoir dams in California and Colorado, and former President George W. Bush's home in Dallas, which he disparaged as the "Tyrant's House." In one entry, he described coming to the U.S. on a financial scholarship that would "[provide] me with the support I need for jihad." "And now, after mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for jihad."